Justhere BSN, RN

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    Losing a baby

    Justhere replied to NicuNightRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Been thinking about you and was checking the post. Hope everything is going well with you since you went back to work. It does get easier with time and the support of your loved ones and coworkers....
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    phone calls no outsider would believe

    Justhere replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    do we work in the same hospital? (wish i could say "if you want the baby to have your name don't have sex until you marry the mom!!!!!) we get calls into the nursery like caller: yes my baby won't...
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    ? regarding phenergan administration & being a concerned patient

    Justhere replied to iHeartNICU's topic in General Nursing

    Bad thing is you do have nurses that don't care and slam medicine. Was a patient on my own floor one time and the nurse came in to give me Nubain and Phenergan and slammed it, thought my arm was...
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    I had a bad day

    Justhere replied to Lisky90's topic in General Nursing

    ((((BIG HUG)))). This will be painful for you, her and everyone that cared for her. I lost a patient that I took care of for 6 years in August. Reading your post brought the day of his passing...
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    To paint or not to paint... cords

    Justhere replied to 33-weeker's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our hospital orders still say alcohol to cord with each diaper change after the cord clamp is removed after 24 hours. But most of us don't do it but maybe once a shift if we think about. I've seen...
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    to aspirate or not while giving insulin and flu vaccines

    Justhere replied to ginger43's topic in General Nursing

    We were taught the same way. One of the nurses the other day in the nursery got a blood return giving vit. K. And I have heard some of the other nurses talking about getting blood return. I always...
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    You know you work nights when.......

    Justhere replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    When you are sleeping and awakened by husband masking off the windows so that he can paint the outside of the house with a paint gun. Falling back to sleep to be awakened by one neighbor reveeing...
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    RN's who cover an LPN

    Justhere replied to yumaRN1990's topic in General Nursing

    Nope no extra. We have to assess their patients at the beginning of the shift and then make a note at the end of the
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    Those Baby Shows

    Justhere replied to LiveZen's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hadn't watched them since my baby was born (7 years ago). They all made me cry when I was pregnant, all these ladies have vbacks. My doc wouldn't let me try. So I just boo-hoo'd with the vag...
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    Losing a baby

    Justhere replied to NicuNightRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Big ((Hugs)) from me. I've been through this twice once 8 years ago (planned pregnancy) and then her just recently I thought I was pregnant, (unplanned), I had a home pregnancy test come up positive...
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    You know you work nights when.......

    Justhere replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh no didn't I just do 1 am and hour ago or is it
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    Remind me again why I'm going back to school?

    Justhere replied to Jamie Dale's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Jamie you can do it. I was an LPN for 15 years and then went back. Our classes started on Monday-Tuesday at 1:00 to 4:30. Wednesday was chose a pt and do our research on conditions and meds, start...
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    temporal artery thermometers

    Justhere replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    Don't trust them and don't trust the tympanics. Had a patient that the tymanics kept reading 97.5 but his skin was very hot to the touch. Readjusted took the temp again and it was 97.5. Went and...
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    Nurse Salary Poll

    Justhere replied to EqualPay's topic in General Nursing

    Age?35 - Experience (# yrs as an RN)RN New grad/LPN 15 yrs. - City / State Arkansas - Salary (prefer hourly wage as full time equivalent) (ie, $32/hr) $19.61 (they gave me 7 yrs experience torwards my...
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    Pinning ceremony, now that you're an RN, was it worth it?

    Justhere replied to Halinja's topic in General Nursing

    I enjoyed our pinning, we had raised money during the school year which paid for the cake and punch for after the pinning. All we had to pay for was our lamps and pins, and the price on that was...
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    You know you work nights when.......

    Justhere replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    You know you are a night nurse when you have to turn the clocks back one hour for daylight savings time, meaning you are working 13 hours instead of 12. I miss my one extra hour of
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    Okay WOW!

    Justhere replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats, Triage! Good things do come to good
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    You know you work nights when.......

    Justhere replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    When you answer the phone and it's family on the other end saying "Oh you are sleeping." And you want to say so badly "Yeah I'm sleeping so if you don't want me to call your house at 1 AM then don't...
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    When you were a student, can you leave the RN that you worked with as a refrence?

    Justhere replied to Bala Shark's topic in First Year After Licensure

    All you can do is ask her if you can use her as a refrence. If she says you can then use
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    Suspicious emails

    Justhere replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    Here recently with my Yahoo, I have had returned emails from the server because they couldn't be served, that I never sent, spammers have gotten my email address and are sending out spam to other...
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    Using HIPPA to get a private room

    Justhere replied to 33-weeker's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I looked into this when I was a student because I was wanting to write a paper how semi-private rooms were all against HIPPA rules. Found this on the HIPAA web site Question Can health care providers...
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    discouraged and ready to walk away....

    Justhere replied to sweettea's topic in Florida Nursing

    I was in your shoes several years back. First I went to work at a mental health day treatment. Which I enjoyed for 3 1/2 years, until our boss went from being a good one to being a pain in the butt....
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    Quick question?

    Justhere replied to thsnursluvsgeriatric's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hey the same thought popped in my head also. I guess thats from being aroung my sex crazed
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    My little sweetie passed away.

    Justhere replied to Justhere's topic in Pediatric

    Thanks everyone for your wonderful comments. It doesn't seem like it has been two months since his passing. I have a picture of him at home above my computer and it is just strange to think of him...
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    Student Nurse looking for a registered nurse to chat with online!!

    Justhere replied to desiree_rn_student's topic in General Nursing

    I'm all for helping a student. Was one just four months